OKC Thunder Reveal Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Status vs. Sixers
Will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander face the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday?
On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will go head-to-head with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Heading into the game, both teams have quite a few names on the injury report. For OKC, the star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stood out, as he was listed as questionable due to a right quad contusion.
Although the All-Star guard is not one to typically miss games for OKC, Gilgeous-Alexander has been off the court a couple of times over the previous few games.
When the Thunder wrapped up their seven-point win over the New Orleans Pelicans on March 26, Gilgeous-Alexander took the night off on March 27, as he was ruled out agains the Houston Rockets. Without him, the Thunder fell short with a six-point loss.
Two nights later, the Thunder once again faced their opponent without Gilgeous-Alexander in the fold. That time around, OKC found success as they took down the Phoenix Suns with a dominant 25-point win.
Gilgeous-Alexander returned to action with the Thunder on March 31. In a game on the road against the New York Knicks, Gilgeous-Alexander checked in for 35 minutes. During that time, he hit on seven of his 16 shots from the field. He scored 19 points, two rebounds, and three assists in OKC’s tight win over the Knicks.
Oklahoma City will roll without its star guard as they've officially ruled out Gilgeous-Alexander on Tuesday.
The Thunder are searching for their third-straight victory while facing the Sixers on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is looking to build on a wins streak of their own.
The Thunder and the Sixers are set to battle it out at 7:30 PM ET.
